Re: 1934 eight oil filter

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2022/2/16 13:59:56

This octagonal plate indicates that your oil cooler has been discarded. Hopefully whomever did so made adjustment to the water jacket plate to permit the flow to continue towards the rear cylinders.

Unfortunate IMO that your car has been so substantially modified. The oil cooler was an important part of the engineering changes including the finned rod bearing caps to give extended longevity to the poured babbitt metal bearings. If your engine has been converted to modern insert bearings, then the absence of the cooler can easily be offset by using multi-vis crankcase oils.